Amps
[Top] [All Lists]

[Amps] Air Gap

To: <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps] Air Gap
From: "Dennis Berry" <dennisberry@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:30:12 -0400
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>
Still learning about high power amps, so please excuse this simple question.  A 
reply about air gap recently said:

>> Bill -- What is the length of air gap that is arcing?
>
> About 1/8" between plates.

  Tnx, Bill.     0.125" has a working potential rating of 4500v, which 
is at least 1200v higher that what should be there.
end


Is the air gap measured from the stator to stator plates, or between the rotor 
to stator plate?  My assumption is that it is between the rotor to stator plate 
as that would be the minimum spacing?

The ARRL handbook references the air puncture voltage is 240 volts per 0.001 
inch.  But that doesn't work out for the 0.125" referenced in the above 
question.

Thanks in advance for replies,

Dennis
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • [Amps] Air Gap, Dennis Berry <=